Curiosity is showing us a lot about Mars: it has confirmed the presence of water in the surface soil and we are finding out how similar Mars is to Earth.
http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/videoarchive/
http://ssed.gsfc.nasa.gov/sam/
http://news.discovery.com/space/this-scoop-of-mars-soil-is-two-percent-water-130926.htm
http://ssed.gsfc.nasa.gov/sam/samiam.html
http://www.caltech.edu/content/scientists-find-martian-igneous-rock-surprisingly-earth
Science Magazine’s Online Extras on Curiosity:
http://www.sciencemag.org/site/extra/curiosity/index.xhtml
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